ANGELS: Bullpen torched in 12-6 loss to Yankees

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Yankees starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi throws to the plate during the first inning of Wednesday's game against the Angels in New York.

The Yankees' Alex Rodriguez follows through on an RBI single during the first inning of Wednesday's game against the Angels in New York.

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The Angels' Mike Trout watches his RBI single during the first inning of Wednesday's game against the Yankees in New York.

Angels starting pitcher Jered Weaver throws to the plate during the first inning of Wednesday's game against the Yankees in New York.

Angels starting pitcher Jered Weaver throws to the plate during the first inning of Wednesday's game against the Yankees in New York.

The Angels' Jefry Marte hits a home run during the third inning of Wednesday's game against the Yankees in New York.

The Yankees' Johnny Barbato slides past Angels catcher Carlos Perez to score on a Brett Gardner single during the fourth inning of Wednesday's game in New York.

The Angels' Albert Pujols watches his RBI double during the fifth inning of Wednesday's game against the Yankees in New York.

Yankees starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi, center, hands the ball to Manager Joe Girardi, as catcher Brian McCann, second from left, and Didi Gregorius, right, wait during a pitching change in the sixth inning of Wednesday's game against the Angels in New York.

NEW YORK – Three Angels relievers provided … whatever the opposite of relief is.

Starter Jered Weaver had a predictably tough game, but still walked off the mound in the sixth inning with the score tied before the Angels had a bullpen meltdown.

In a span of 11 batters, the Angels went from a tie to a seven-run deficit.

Jose Alvarez, Cam Bedrosian and Greg Mahle recorded four outs allowed six runs – plus one of Weaver’s – in the Angels’ 12-6 loss to the New York Yankees on Wednesday night.

The Angels have lost the first three games of this four-game series, and it reached the pinnacle of ugliness late Wednesday.

Weaver, who came into the game with an 8.71 ERA in five starts at the Yankees’ nine-year old ballpark, struggled again. He gave up two homers and had allowed five runs by the time he trudged off the mound.

However, the game was 5-5 because the Angels hitters had been having a good night. The bullpen just needed to hold the Yankees.

Alvarez, a lefty, was up first, to face the left-handed Brett Gardner and the switch-hitting Carlos Beltran. Gardner singled and Beltran, who hit a go-ahead homer off Alvarez on Monday, singled to drive in a run. It was the third straight outing in which Alvarez had given up at least one run.

The right-handed Bedrosian was next. He retired his two righties, but in between he gave up a two-run single to the left-handed Brian McCann, making it 8-5.

Mahle, a lefty, started the seventh. He gave up three hits, including two-run homers to Chris Parmalee, a lefty, and Beltran. Mahle has now allowed runs in four of his last six outings.

The tough night for four pitchers spoiled a nice night for the lineup, which has been consistently more productive than expected for most of the season.

Jefry Marte, who got a start over C.J. Cron, hit a homer. Gregorio Petit hit a two-run homer and had his fourth straight multi-hit game.